751-19363. AGY Gaylord Repair Shop Light Fixture Replacement

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB), State Facilities Administration Design and Construction Division, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources Facilities and Recreation Division (DNR-FRD), is procuring construction services for the Gaylord Repair Shop Lighting Replacement project (File No. 751-19363AGY) located at 1846 M-32, Gaylord, Michigan in Oscoda County. The scope of work encompasses the removal and replacement of all interior and exterior light fixtures with LED equivalents, including approximately 10 exterior wall packs with dusk-to-dawn and motion-activated controls, approximately 18 interior 2x4 LED flat panel fixtures in office and stock areas, approximately 41 4-foot LED strip lights throughout the facility, and approximately 28 high bay LED fixtures in the shop area, along with the installation of two 56-inch industrial black ceiling fans with variable speed controls and emergency egress lighting components consisting of 5 emergency egress light packs, 4 EXIT-only signs with battery backup, and 2 EXIT and egress light combination units. Bidders must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and proper disposal of removed fixtures in compliance with applicable regulations, verify accurate fixture counts, ensure all fixtures meet commercial-grade standards, and submit manufacturers' information for all proposed lighting and lamps prior to installation. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and facility tour was held on July 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the project site, with electronic bids due July 24, 2019 at 2:00 PM through the SIGMA VSS portal, and all work must be completed by November 15, 2019. Questions from bidders were accepted until July 17, 2019 at noon directed to conleys@michigan.gov. No evaluation criteria beyond standard bid requirements were specified in the procurement documents.

Qualified Disabled Veteran (QDV) businesses and Michigan-based businesses receive preference consideration provided proper certifications are submitted with their bids. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the procurement documents. The contract requires bidders to submit a five percent bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, money order, or bid bond if the bid exceeds certain thresholds, with performance and payment bonds required for bids exceeding $50,000. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence with the State named as additional insured, and compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, including prevailing wage requirements where applicable. The contractor is limited to no more than two payment requests during the contract duration with final payment of at least six percent of the total contract amount. No specific award value or budget range was disclosed in the procurement documents.